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HE WAS TAKEN A FLY DOWN IN THE 4 BREAK WITH HIS BOLT WRENCH AND USING THE PINNER HE STATED A BUR CAUGHT HIS GLOVE THEIR WAS NO BUR FOUND ON THE WRENCH.
THE EVENING CRE4 DISCOVERED A FIRE AT THE 001 SECTION DUMPING POINT. THE FIRE BURNED APPROX. 295 HOURS. THE FIRE OCCURRED WHEN A TAIL ROLLER BEARING OVERHEATED IGINITED SOME FINE COAL AROUND THE TAIL ROLLE9.
HE WAS DRILLING COAL WHEN HE BACKED OUT THE COAL DRILL HE TRIPPED OVER A SMALL ROCK AND FELL BACK ON HIS HIP
WE HAD A ROCK FALL IN #4 ENTRY THAT WAS BELT ENTRY 7 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE THE FALL WAS ABOUT 7 FT THICK 18 FT WIDE 40 TO 50 FT LONG.
HE WAS DRILLING COAL WITH A HAND HELD COAL DRILL HE STATED THAT HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE OF THE COAL DRILL HIT HIM ON THE JAW
HE WAS BOLTING THE TOP WHEN A PC OF DRILL STEEL FELL ON HIS LEVER & THE MACHINE CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE RIB
THERE WERE TWO MOUNTAIN CRACKS RUNNING AT AN ANGLE IN A INTERSECTION WHEN THE BREAK WAS CUT INTO INTERSECTION THE CRACKS RAN TOGETHER COULD NOT GET IT SUPPORTED SO THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT THE ROC K WAS ABOUT 6\W X 10\L X 3 TO4\W
ROCK FELL 3 ENTRY LAST OPEN BREAK THE FALL WAS ABOUT 5FTX50FTX18FT
SCALING ROCK WITH SLATE BAR IN #4 HEADING WHEN ROCK BROKE BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACK.